65 Beautifully Colorized Historical Photos of the Past
Color Photography didn’t come into play until the 1970’s and was extremely rare. When we think about history the first thing we think about is black and white photography. Thanks to today’s technology and software, we can now convert Historical Photos into color. Today we’ll be showcasing 65 Beautiful Colorized Historical Photos of the Past.
Did you know?
1. The first person who managed to make a “photographic” snapshot constant, that is to fix the image was Joseph Niepce. The very first snapshot in the history of photography is considered “view from the window,” dated 1826. The exposure of the shot lasted 8 Hours.
2. The first person who invented negative was Fox Talbot. This event occurred in 1839. In the same year Hippolyte Bayard presented the first positive print to the world.3. The first “photographic paper” was made ​​of asphalt. More precisely, asphalt varnish was applied on the copper or the glass plate.
4. Camera Obscura, which became the prototype of the modern camera, is used up to this day for the production of integrated circuits and as a special film camera.
5. The first color photograph was taken in 1861 by James Maxwell, the British physicist.
6. Appearance of the first plates for color photography dated back to 1904, produced by the company “Lumiere”.
7. The first aerial photography was carried out by French inventor Turnache in 1858. He shot Paris from the balloon
This collection features people like Anne Frank, Abraham Lincoln, Louis Armstrong, Clint Eastwood, Albert Einstein and many other famous faces. Looking back at these colorized history, there is something quite eerie about these Photographs because they look like they have been taken in the present time.65 Beautiful Colorized Historical Photos of the Past